COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN & NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking a Community Consultant Paediatrician based in Walthamstow, London. This full-time role involves providing care to children and young people, with responsibilities as the Named Doctor for Safeguarding. Candidates should have full GMC registration and relevant experience in paediatric care. The position offers a salary of £109,725 to £145,478 and comes with comprehensive benefits including relocation expenses and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Relocation expenses

Career Development and training

Just & Compassionate Culture

Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

Health & Wellness initiatives

Flexible working and agile working

Cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Provide care to babies, children, and young people
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Liaise with external health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota
• Support peers and team leader
• Commit to collaborative working with health and social professionals

Skills

Demonstrate values in line with NELFT’s values

Innovative, motivated, and passionate about child healthcare

Understanding of current developments in community paediatric care

Team player

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT or equivalent

Eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Job description

COMMUNITY CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN &

NAMED DOCTOR FOR SAFEGUARDING

(WALTHAMSTOW, E17 3LA)

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

Job Details:

Salary

£109,725 - £145,478 per annum

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)

On call

None

Location

Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.

Qualifications needed:

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

To be successful in your application, you will need:

• To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT’s values,
• To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about baby, children, and young people health care,
• Essential understanding of current developments in community paediatric care,
• To be a team player

NELFT Benefits:

• Relocation expenses
• Career Development and training
• Just & Compassionate Culture
• Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
• Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellness initiatives
• 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
• Retail Discounts
• Flexible working and agile working
• Cycle to work scheme

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering the best care to the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

We are currently recruiting to a Community Consultant Paediatrician position in the Waltham Forest Specialist Children Service, based at Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 3LA.

This is an established, substantive, full-time post - 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post with 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs). This post includes a Named Doctor for Safeguarding responsibility.

The successful candidate will be well supported in the Named Safeguarding role by experienced colleagues in the team, by other named paediatricians in NELFT, and by the Designated Doctor for Safeguarding in Waltham Forest.

You will be expected to:

• Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to babies, children and young people across Waltham Forest.
• Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
• Work directly with babies, children and young people, and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external health providers and acute hospitals
• Participate in the local Child Protection rota
• Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
• Work alongside 4.4wte Consultant Paediatricians, 2wte Specialist Grade Doctors, 1wte Specialty Doctor, 3wte Core/GP Trainees within the service
• Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.

This advert closes on Friday 31 Oct 2025